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i was at the u.n.. i was known as ultimate unrolled madeline and basically, every day people would say, why aren't you doing something? and i actually saw more different diplomats than any other diplomat. i would come to meetings and talk about this. and so as i said it was the end of the gulf war and colin powell was come into our meetings. he is big, handsome, the hero of the western world and i was a mere mortal female civilian are again with him about the use of force. and i kept saying you have got to do something and they would have these arguments, and he is a brilliant briefer. he had his little red pointer and he would take us up a hill and we would be able to take it that it would take a zillion troops and a zillion dollars and what would i say to sergeant's mother when he stepped on a landmine? i finally said what he is saving all the soldiers for? he got furious at me and he wrote about book are cohesively practically a given an aneurysm from us and he patiently had to explain to me. so this
i was at the u.n.. i was known as ultimate unrolled madeline and basically, every day people would say, why aren't you doing something? and i actually saw more different diplomats than any other diplomat. i would come to meetings and talk about this. and so as i said it was the end of the gulf war and colin powell was come into our meetings. he is big, handsome, the hero of the western world and i was a mere mortal female civilian are again with him about the use of force. and i kept saying you...
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i i this political science graduate working for the u.n. was one of many professionals in the crowd. >> mubarak must go! must go! >> it was hard to imagine anyone could have silenced these people for so long. >> the government thinks that we will stop one day. we will never do that! we will stay! we prefer to die. >> let me ask you a question. >> will you accept anything from them? >> no, no, no! >> here amongst the crowd in alexandria you can feel the hatred for the egyptian president. these people are not interested in compromise. they want hosni mubarak to step down. suddenly, the protestors erupt. a rumor sweeps the crowd, hovpls is gone. but it quickly dies followed by disbelief that the president hasn't yielded to their will. are people surprised that he's still there? >> yes. doesn't he have any dignity? sqlipgs people are saying we don't want you. why are you still here? >> rose: i'm pleased to have lara logan back on this program. welcome. >> thank you very much, charlie. >> rose: tell me impressions of being there from someone who
i i this political science graduate working for the u.n. was one of many professionals in the crowd. >> mubarak must go! must go! >> it was hard to imagine anyone could have silenced these people for so long. >> the government thinks that we will stop one day. we will never do that! we will stay! we prefer to die. >> let me ask you a question. >> will you accept anything from them? >> no, no, no! >> here amongst the crowd in alexandria you can feel the...
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perhaps the u.n. could clarify -- that clarifying it is illegal would make it harder to get the palestinian leaders to accept that swap. in that context, it was a good decision. it seemed a little bit like you did not mention what the u.s. position should be on how moss hamas. what would you comment be about that? >> will take one more question from this gentleman in the front. >> i am the chairman of "yes we can middle east peace." we are an interfaith group in washington, d.c. this is exactly what we have been pushing. however, there is a flip side to this. it is called congress. this is why i think your experience in congress is so important. if the majority of congress, particularly in majority of jewish congress and senators, do not support obama and the peace plan, along the lines of what you said, he is going to be undermined significantly, and i think it is a point to go nowhere. on the other hand, if they have a strong majority, i think it would send a strong signal to the israelis and the pa
perhaps the u.n. could clarify -- that clarifying it is illegal would make it harder to get the palestinian leaders to accept that swap. in that context, it was a good decision. it seemed a little bit like you did not mention what the u.s. position should be on how moss hamas. what would you comment be about that? >> will take one more question from this gentleman in the front. >> i am the chairman of "yes we can middle east peace." we are an interfaith group in...
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the u.n.'s most recent biannual financial report states that the amount of the u.s.-paid surplus has grown to $179 million. the u.n. readily admits that it does owe the overpaid money to our u.s. taxpayers. according to the u.n.'s official financial report, the t.e.f. surpluses, quote, payable to the united states of america, pending instructions as to its disposition, end quote. this youcut proposal declares that it is u.s. policy to seek the return of those funds and the reform of the t.e.f. assessment process. and until the secretary of state certifies to congress that those funds have been returned, the bill with holds from our u.n. dues an amount exactly equal to the overpayment identified by the u.n. that's a simple question, madam speaker, framed by today's vote. should the $179 million taxpayer dollars, which the u.n. again admits it has no right to keep, be returned to the united states taxpayers? should the american people be asked to foot the entire bill for the u.n. construction pro
the u.n.'s most recent biannual financial report states that the amount of the u.s.-paid surplus has grown to $179 million. the u.n. readily admits that it does owe the overpaid money to our u.s. taxpayers. according to the u.n.'s official financial report, the t.e.f. surpluses, quote, payable to the united states of america, pending instructions as to its disposition, end quote. this youcut proposal declares that it is u.s. policy to seek the return of those funds and the reform of the t.e.f....
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i love being ambassador to the u.n. because what we thought was that the u.n. really could function in a way that had not been able to during the cold war because it was paralyzed. by the veto. peacekeeping operations could in fact supplement or takeover at the beginning on a military activity. it was a very exciting period in terms of looking at institution building that we publish the beginning of the 21st century. president clinton kept bulb -- building bridges to the 21st century. this was one of the aspects that we were looking at. it was very, very deliberate to expand nato and deliver it to use alliance structures and you end to be able to deal with the post-cold war problem. >> peter, the idea of your taking the lead on this, did that seem to you plausible or were you dubious? >> there was a huge failure of institutions. richard holbrooke who's white is here and i would like to say hello to hear, he described as as the greatest failure of collective security since the second world war. that was in the sense that the idea of the un was really a collectiv
i love being ambassador to the u.n. because what we thought was that the u.n. really could function in a way that had not been able to during the cold war because it was paralyzed. by the veto. peacekeeping operations could in fact supplement or takeover at the beginning on a military activity. it was a very exciting period in terms of looking at institution building that we publish the beginning of the 21st century. president clinton kept bulb -- building bridges to the 21st century. this was...
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the united states vetoed a u.n. security council resolution today that condemned israeli settlements as "illegal". the 14 other council members voted for the measure. the obama administration opposes new settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem, but it said the u.n. vote would only complicate efforts to restart peace talks between israel and the palestinians. four major banks that operate in ivory coast have been seized by president laurent gbagbo. the west african leader refused to step down after losing last november's election. he said today the four banks, including citibank, acted illegally when they halted operations this week. the banks hold almost all of the accounts for civil servants in ivory coast. wall street ended the week with another advance. the dow jones industrial average gained 73 points to close at 12,391. the nasdaq rose two points to close near 2,834. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq gained about 1%. another senate democrat is calling it a career. senator jeff bingaman of new me
the united states vetoed a u.n. security council resolution today that condemned israeli settlements as "illegal". the 14 other council members voted for the measure. the obama administration opposes new settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem, but it said the u.n. vote would only complicate efforts to restart peace talks between israel and the palestinians. four major banks that operate in ivory coast have been seized by president laurent gbagbo. the west african leader...
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the bill would diversity funds that the u.n. has -- divert funds that the u.n. has and have planned to use for much-needed security enhancements to the u.n. compound and surrounding perimeter in manhattan. i just spoke earlier today with police commissioner kelly who says these fund ares are absolutely critical -- funds are absolutely critical to maintaining homeland security. homeland security should be the number one priority for this country. and not having these funds would put at risk the lives of people who work there, people who visit and people who live in the area. we know that threats of terrorist attacks are real. new york city has been attacked twice and the police commissioner told me today that there have been 11 attempted attacks since 9/11 which they have stopped. so it is a real threat. and as a host country we have a responsibility to protect the diplomats and those who work and visit the united nations and we know that the u.n. is a terrorist attack target across the world. most notably in 2003, the attack in iraq, and in 2007, the attack in a
the bill would diversity funds that the u.n. has -- divert funds that the u.n. has and have planned to use for much-needed security enhancements to the u.n. compound and surrounding perimeter in manhattan. i just spoke earlier today with police commissioner kelly who says these fund ares are absolutely critical -- funds are absolutely critical to maintaining homeland security. homeland security should be the number one priority for this country. and not having these funds would put at risk the...
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the u.n. head of unami, the u.n. organization in iraq has launched another round of visits in the region to try to kick start that. we'll support that and try to work that out at every level. back to the tactical level, our hope is that -- we haven't worked out the detail yet. that the iraqi military would continue these. there are a nmber of coordination centers we would like through the embassy to still have eyes on in these coordination centers and provide as much of a role as possible in supporting it. to do that, we have tbe in kirkuk and mosul sul where two of the centers are. >> fair enough. it's a process still in the making, obviously, that particular component of it. i respect the dynamics you described. the final question i would have is simply regarding the integration of sunni. we've received some reports that the integration of the sons of iraq into the army is a uneven process. if the new government were to break down into sectarian divisions, which is always possibility, the question then is whether t
the u.n. head of unami, the u.n. organization in iraq has launched another round of visits in the region to try to kick start that. we'll support that and try to work that out at every level. back to the tactical level, our hope is that -- we haven't worked out the detail yet. that the iraqi military would continue these. there are a nmber of coordination centers we would like through the embassy to still have eyes on in these coordination centers and provide as much of a role as possible in...
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we have some facts and figures from the u.n. population division, talking about what they call a youth quake. six out of 10 people in the middle east and north africa are under the age of 30. this map goes from the western part of north africa in mauritania where the folks under the age of 30, that is 68%. itoes all the way to the eastern part of the middle east where folks under the age of 30 is 50% of the population in qatar. in libya is 58%. 56% of young arabs use the internet every day. 54% consider television the most trusted source of news. 15% goal to start their own business within the next year. let's go with that 15% and how much of those folks or how much will they be driving the next step in this uprising movement in north africa and the middle east? the people that want to start their own businesses andhen get involved in the economy of their respective countries? guest: there's a lot of potential for a new wave of entrepreneurship in the arab and north african world. so much to build economies are controlled by cro
we have some facts and figures from the u.n. population division, talking about what they call a youth quake. six out of 10 people in the middle east and north africa are under the age of 30. this map goes from the western part of north africa in mauritania where the folks under the age of 30, that is 68%. itoes all the way to the eastern part of the middle east where folks under the age of 30 is 50% of the population in qatar. in libya is 58%. 56% of young arabs use the internet every day. 54%...
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., has been critical of funding procedures involving the u.n. but i'm here today to save lives. the fact, is contrary to what's been said, i don't want to be caught in a fight between democrats and republicans, between the obama administration, the state department, the u.n., between chairmen and ranking members, i am here because of the fact that this is not something that started three months ago or four months ago or five months ago. this has been an ongoing matter between the new york city police department and the u.n. and the state department. the results of an attack in this area would be catastrophic. i'm not going to go into details. anyone who wants to check, the series of correspondents going back long before this became an issue here in congress, about how vital it was to have this $100 million in construction changes and the first avenue or the perimeter. the fact is, this is a disaster waiting to happen. and i would say to members on both sides, if there is an attack, if there is a vehicle bomb, if there is an attack in these areas
., has been critical of funding procedures involving the u.n. but i'm here today to save lives. the fact, is contrary to what's been said, i don't want to be caught in a fight between democrats and republicans, between the obama administration, the state department, the u.n., between chairmen and ranking members, i am here because of the fact that this is not something that started three months ago or four months ago or five months ago. this has been an ongoing matter between the new york city...
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u.n. secretary general ban ki- moon called the situation unacceptable. and british prime minister david cameron said egypt's government must begin rapid and credible political change. in washington, white house press secretary robert gibbsaid the mubarak government must rein in supporters. >> the president of this administration strongly condemned the outrageous and deplorable violence that's taking place on the streets of cairo, that's taking place on the streets of cairo today. we have said that throughout this process. obviously if any of the violence is instigated by the government it should stop immediately >> suarez: today's troubles extended beyond cairo, but on a much smaller scale. lindsey hilsum, of "independent television news," ports from egypt's second largest city. >> reporter: we haven't had the same level of violence here in alexandria as in cairo, but it is extremely tense. last night after president mubarak announced on television that he wouldn't be standing down until september, some of the anti-government demonstrators got angry. the
u.n. secretary general ban ki- moon called the situation unacceptable. and british prime minister david cameron said egypt's government must begin rapid and credible political change. in washington, white house press secretary robert gibbsaid the mubarak government must rein in supporters. >> the president of this administration strongly condemned the outrageous and deplorable violence that's taking place on the streets of cairo, that's taking place on the streets of cairo today. we have...
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u.n. bring people over here who have diplomatic immunity who have been caught in the business of spying against america, want to harm us. we see in the u.n. an organization that is in their human rights commission is populated by countries that are basically run by terrorist organizations. mr. chairman, it's time to take a solid stand against our supporting against this kind of organization, by giving our taxpayers hard-earned money in taxpayer dollars to an organization that i believe is not in the best interest of america. mr. chairman i personally would like to see us get out of the u.n. and get the u.n. out of the u.s., but we cannot do that today, but what we can do in this continuing resolution, we can deny taxpayer dollars being wasted on this organization and so thus, i have the amendment to stop the united states paying dues to the united nationses. i think it's in our best interest to do so. it's in our best interest of the taxpayer of america to prevent wasting their hard-earned
u.n. bring people over here who have diplomatic immunity who have been caught in the business of spying against america, want to harm us. we see in the u.n. an organization that is in their human rights commission is populated by countries that are basically run by terrorist organizations. mr. chairman, it's time to take a solid stand against our supporting against this kind of organization, by giving our taxpayers hard-earned money in taxpayer dollars to an organization that i believe is not...
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we reached him just as news emerged of fresh u.n. sanctions against his family. overnight, libya time, the united nations slapped sanctions on this country and a travel ban. how is that going to affect you? >> only the travel issue. it bothers me so much. because i spent most of my life traveling. >> what's in your immediate plans if you can't travel? >> i will hire a lawyer. i have some hobbies. after i quit football. i have hobbies like -- i do some hunting, i go to safari. so, there is no safari in libya. i have to hire a lawyer. i have to go on safari. >> you have to get out of libya. >> i have to be -- i would like to live normally. >> the people here want to live normally. they want normal freedoms and a normal life. they haven't had it. >> they have. they have. >> you think so? >> yeah, but the people -- everybody wants more. there is no limit. you get this, you ask for that. >> what do you think is happening to your region? >> an earthquake. >> an earthquake? >> an earthquake. it's a fever. it's going to spread everywhere. no one can stop it. this is my p
we reached him just as news emerged of fresh u.n. sanctions against his family. overnight, libya time, the united nations slapped sanctions on this country and a travel ban. how is that going to affect you? >> only the travel issue. it bothers me so much. because i spent most of my life traveling. >> what's in your immediate plans if you can't travel? >> i will hire a lawyer. i have some hobbies. after i quit football. i have hobbies like -- i do some hunting, i go to safari....
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the u.n. and the u.s. should push for a no-flight zone, so this dictator will not kill his own people. i am not sure if the world, the u.s., and the european union are doing everything in their power to help the peaceful protesters. also, a question, there are a lot of qualified libyans out there. you might want to mention the libyan -- you know the story. thank you. the world needs to pay attention to libya. this ruthless dictator will tell thousands more be -- before he dies or leaves the country. host: are you are originally from libya? caller: i lived there for decades. host: why did you leave? caller: political reasons. host: what does your gut tell you about whether colonel moammar gadhafi will step down? caller: he will not step down. one of the military officers has to take him out. the u.s. and european union have huge interests. this is the same guy who had agents killed the innocent people, sponsoring activities that killed innocent people. this is the worst dictator alive. no other nation shoul
the u.n. and the u.s. should push for a no-flight zone, so this dictator will not kill his own people. i am not sure if the world, the u.s., and the european union are doing everything in their power to help the peaceful protesters. also, a question, there are a lot of qualified libyans out there. you might want to mention the libyan -- you know the story. thank you. the world needs to pay attention to libya. this ruthless dictator will tell thousands more be -- before he dies or leaves the...
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but i had a comment with mohammed, where is the u.n. in all this? why extent u.n. taking a leading role in trying to organize this transition? my question, too, is if they are surviving on $2 a day. how can they have computers and cell phones? the numbers just don't seem to work. host: thank you. this is also from the hill newspaper this morning, white house reporters comp plained that too little access to the media was provided. the white house correspondent's association said its report erds have been left in the dark too noven recent days and prior to the president's statement the press corps had not received substantive update all day from the white house on egypt. in addition the press corps did not have an onon-camera briefing or off-camera gaggle with you about making decisions during this foreign policy -- and provided tounts try ask the president a question. the letter also took issue with the white house's decision to let only a small amount of photographers in the oval office when obama signed the new start treaty. roanoke, virginia. barbra on our indepe
but i had a comment with mohammed, where is the u.n. in all this? why extent u.n. taking a leading role in trying to organize this transition? my question, too, is if they are surviving on $2 a day. how can they have computers and cell phones? the numbers just don't seem to work. host: thank you. this is also from the hill newspaper this morning, white house reporters comp plained that too little access to the media was provided. the white house correspondent's association said its report erds...
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we were established by the u.n. national assembly with a mission to implement peace building, humanitarian operations. we deliver approximately $1 billion through project implementation annually and spends $60 million administering it. it's a fee basis and has no core funding from the united nations. during periods of conflict or crisis, unops has a physical presence on the ground and engages governments and local communities. the services made the highest international standards. turning to afghanistan, unops had a delivery of infrastructure and other projects to the afghan people. it's funded by the afghan government and international community. one is the gazi boy school project. presently under construction, the project is funded by the u.s. government, u.s.-aid, and represents the best standards of construction in afghanistan. designed to meet the california building codes as well as the demand of a several thousand students, this is the best in the portfolio. after the problems in contracting, despite the real
we were established by the u.n. national assembly with a mission to implement peace building, humanitarian operations. we deliver approximately $1 billion through project implementation annually and spends $60 million administering it. it's a fee basis and has no core funding from the united nations. during periods of conflict or crisis, unops has a physical presence on the ground and engages governments and local communities. the services made the highest international standards. turning to...
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lowey: the u.n. receives 5,000 accredited delegates annually from around the world, 300,000 tourists about 40% of whom are americans. almost 4,300 people work at the u.n. headquarters complex, including 1,280 americans. the u.n. headquarters complex, the majority of which is 55 years old is not compliant with new york city buildings and safety codes or modern security requirements. the major building systems are inefficient, beyond their useful life, increasingly difficult to maintain and repair. for example, the light safety systems are of great concern, including inadequate sprinkler and alarm systems and lack of automatic shutdown in the event -- of ventilation systems in the event of a fire. hazardous testifies such as asbestos are still present in the facility. providing the u.n. with a safe facile till will allow them to operate more effectively, as we all want. i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. stearns p.c. how much time do i have remaining? t
lowey: the u.n. receives 5,000 accredited delegates annually from around the world, 300,000 tourists about 40% of whom are americans. almost 4,300 people work at the u.n. headquarters complex, including 1,280 americans. the u.n. headquarters complex, the majority of which is 55 years old is not compliant with new york city buildings and safety codes or modern security requirements. the major building systems are inefficient, beyond their useful life, increasingly difficult to maintain and...
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look, on the veto at the u.n. security council, you know, i think clearly first of all i think president obama wanted not to use the veto at the u.n. security council at all during his presidency. there's this renewed emphasis on the multilateralism and so forth. so clearly they did reluctantly in a way that i think what it was is it was many years of past practice and intense pressure from the congress and so forth, and coming into the midst of the rest of this crisis and so forth, so they did what they did. regarding the use of nonviolence and the impact on the region of course we are going to have to see in a way how successful, what is the ultimate outcome, how do these situations look? they started out nonviolent and then in tunisia and egypt in a rather inspiring way what is the outcome going to be a few years down the road? i think at the moment it is notable that al qaeda has been pretty quiet because this is not there model change in the region, right? people could bring about, you know, nonviolent change
look, on the veto at the u.n. security council, you know, i think clearly first of all i think president obama wanted not to use the veto at the u.n. security council at all during his presidency. there's this renewed emphasis on the multilateralism and so forth. so clearly they did reluctantly in a way that i think what it was is it was many years of past practice and intense pressure from the congress and so forth, and coming into the midst of the rest of this crisis and so forth, so they did...
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when our top officials are there every other week trying to ratchet up pressure on iran, on sanctions, u.n. resolutions, and so forth. but that does not mean that conversation did not end by talking about the importance of the arab-israeli conflict. in my experience, we talk about iran quite a bit, but we also usually end the conversation by hearing a lot of concern about the need for the united states to focus on resolving the israeli-palestinian conflict. not because there is genuine concern about the welfare of the palestinians, but if for nothing else, for instrumental reasons. ultimately, folks in the region think, including its leaders, that if you do not address this conflict, this feeds into iranian propaganda and outreach to the arab streets. this feeds into growing iranian influence, rather than undermining it, especially in places like gaza and lebanon. finally, i want to conclude by emphasizing the damaging aspects, not only from this meeting narrative coming out of this episode, but the damage it had done in terms of solidifying anti-american sentiment. the reporting in this r
when our top officials are there every other week trying to ratchet up pressure on iran, on sanctions, u.n. resolutions, and so forth. but that does not mean that conversation did not end by talking about the importance of the arab-israeli conflict. in my experience, we talk about iran quite a bit, but we also usually end the conversation by hearing a lot of concern about the need for the united states to focus on resolving the israeli-palestinian conflict. not because there is genuine concern...
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we are discussing a full range of options with our partners at the u.n. and elsewhere. and we expect to take action in the near term with the international community to, we believe, hopefully compel the libyan government to stop killing its own people. >> any theories as to why other nations had allowed by the libyan government's to extricate their citizens, and the libyan government has not allow the united states to do so? >> again, for the details on our efforts to extract american citizens or help evacuate american citizens from libya, i did for you to the state department. i just know we are doing everything we can to make that happen. >> thank you. has the president been presented with a military plan on libya from the pentagon? >> i will not get into specific options that are under consideration or not under consideration. i would again point out that we want to work with our international partners, because we think the most effective action in many cases can be when the international committee speaks with one voice and acts in a united way. again, i am not rulin
we are discussing a full range of options with our partners at the u.n. and elsewhere. and we expect to take action in the near term with the international community to, we believe, hopefully compel the libyan government to stop killing its own people. >> any theories as to why other nations had allowed by the libyan government's to extricate their citizens, and the libyan government has not allow the united states to do so? >> again, for the details on our efforts to extract...
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we have some facts and figures from the u.n. population division, talking about what they call a youth quake. six out of 10 people in the middle east and north africa are under the age of 30. this map goes from the western part of north africa in mauritania where the folks under the age of 30, that is 68%. it goes all the way to the eastern part of the middle east where folks under the age of 30 is 50% of the population in qatar. in libya is 58%. 56% of young arabs use the internet every day. 54% consider television the most trusted source of news. 15% goal to start their own business within the next year. let's go with that 15% and how much of those folks or how much will they be driving the next step in this uprising movement in north africa and the middle east? the people that want to start their own businesses and then get involved in the economy of their respective countries? guest: there's a lot of potential for a new wave of entrepreneurship in the arab and north african world. so much to build economies are controlled by
we have some facts and figures from the u.n. population division, talking about what they call a youth quake. six out of 10 people in the middle east and north africa are under the age of 30. this map goes from the western part of north africa in mauritania where the folks under the age of 30, that is 68%. it goes all the way to the eastern part of the middle east where folks under the age of 30 is 50% of the population in qatar. in libya is 58%. 56% of young arabs use the internet every day....
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the execution of the u.n. resolution and israel is not submitting themselves to. guest: i take a backseat to no one in my support of freedom for all people. it was the very first thing that i said when this program began. freedom is universal and moslems around the world deserve and desire freedom as much as anyone else. i must say that a dispute with your saying. freedom is absolutely important. you cannot have freedom in a vacuum. you need the kinds of civil society institutions and political institutions that make sustainable freedom possible. that is an important thing here. one of the things the president maroc and others -- president mubarak and others have done in the region is they have suppressed the development of civil society institutions. but at the state department, we try to help build those institutions and a lot more work needs to be done. democracy in a vacuum does not work for very long. it is important that the institutions. that is what i am saying about the palestinians. host: a couple of times you have mentioned your latest book, "safety net
the execution of the u.n. resolution and israel is not submitting themselves to. guest: i take a backseat to no one in my support of freedom for all people. it was the very first thing that i said when this program began. freedom is universal and moslems around the world deserve and desire freedom as much as anyone else. i must say that a dispute with your saying. freedom is absolutely important. you cannot have freedom in a vacuum. you need the kinds of civil society institutions and political...
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both through the sort of bully pulpit that you'd hear from administration officials, but also through u.n. sanctions when it comes to iran's nuclear ambition. and then there is a question of allowing freedom. this is a very different scenario. if american officials could allow freedom in iran, it would have happened many decades ago. >> richard, we appreciate your time. >> thank you, amy. >> and we want to get you caught occupy some of the other headlines of the day. richard lui has been waiting patiently. >> good morning. we begin in algeria where hundreds of anti-government protesters are taking to the streets today. demonstrations are banned in the capital. the demonstrators are chanting no to the police state a. now back to the u.s. where your 30 year fixed rate mortgage could get more expensive. the obama administration wants to reduce the government's role in the mortgage market, but analysts believe the options given will drive up costs and tighten lending requirements. one objective here, dissolving troubled mortgage giant fannie mae and freddie mac could take five to seven years.
both through the sort of bully pulpit that you'd hear from administration officials, but also through u.n. sanctions when it comes to iran's nuclear ambition. and then there is a question of allowing freedom. this is a very different scenario. if american officials could allow freedom in iran, it would have happened many decades ago. >> richard, we appreciate your time. >> thank you, amy. >> and we want to get you caught occupy some of the other headlines of the day. richard...
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and muammar can a depoffy as the u.n. what has the human rights or what are they -- the human rights talks -- where is the u.s. helping the helpless people? and where is the justice here? >> thank you for calling. we're talking about libya for the first time. a newspaper says libyan forces are firing upon furenls. up to as many as 200 people killed in the country. go ahead. guest: i think the casuality rate in libya is the outliar. it's clearly the one where the regime has used the mostals havals. part of the problem with libya is it doesn't if it into any particular part of the war on terror. even the western ambassadors that has been here we don't really have an easy, trusting relationship with the libans. so i do think you're right. it deserves more attention. the humanitarian effort is worrisome, but physically getting there to be able to access the libyan population that may need help right now. it's hard to imagine exact liz how thank will occur in libya. it could be that this is a one-man shote. and his arab friend
and muammar can a depoffy as the u.n. what has the human rights or what are they -- the human rights talks -- where is the u.s. helping the helpless people? and where is the justice here? >> thank you for calling. we're talking about libya for the first time. a newspaper says libyan forces are firing upon furenls. up to as many as 200 people killed in the country. go ahead. guest: i think the casuality rate in libya is the outliar. it's clearly the one where the regime has used the...
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the white house, the u.n. and european union will be monitoring the crisis in libya. they're threatening sanctions as well as a new no-fly zone over the country. >>> space shuttle "discovery" has been given the go for launch. it is the shuttle's final blastoff. after traveling 143 million miles in its career. >>> and motown comes to the white house. first lady michelle obama welcomes john legend, smokey robinson and sheryl crow to the latest sound of young american serious. >> nice lineup. >>> we're fired up for sunday's oscar and the buzz is building all over the internet. >> whether movie producers or the academy itself like it, social media is a run to the red carpet. >> oscar, you're invited. >> reporter: oscar turns 83 years old this year but he doesn't look or act his age. oscar's got his own youtube channel and you can find him on facebook. that's only appropriate in a year when a leading contender is all about the social network. >> this is a once in a generation idea! >> reporter: the national board of review was first to call it the year's best. >> my childr
the white house, the u.n. and european union will be monitoring the crisis in libya. they're threatening sanctions as well as a new no-fly zone over the country. >>> space shuttle "discovery" has been given the go for launch. it is the shuttle's final blastoff. after traveling 143 million miles in its career. >>> and motown comes to the white house. first lady michelle obama welcomes john legend, smokey robinson and sheryl crow to the latest sound of young american...
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ban ki-moon, the u.n. general secretary, i don't know where he is. he is probably not in the country. however, we do have a united nations and it is a functioning organization. it is just time to let those people and the people who have roots there -- you have people in america of egyptian backgrounds who are wealthy, very well educated. you have iraqis going back home. they are sick of it because they can't stand the violence but they are wealthy. they left the country. it so the bottom line is, let these people take care of their own problems and israel has to step in to make sure that they can draw the line on this because most of the hatred is due in part to the meddling of israel -- host: let us bring, as promised, hamza hendawi -- hisham melhem from al arabiya. first, he talked about the obama administration. i am sure what your team of reporters is doing is focusing on the messages coming out of the obama administration to the egyptian government and allies in the region. our papers are full of the push for mr. mubarak to step down sooner and
ban ki-moon, the u.n. general secretary, i don't know where he is. he is probably not in the country. however, we do have a united nations and it is a functioning organization. it is just time to let those people and the people who have roots there -- you have people in america of egyptian backgrounds who are wealthy, very well educated. you have iraqis going back home. they are sick of it because they can't stand the violence but they are wealthy. they left the country. it so the bottom line...
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this guy from the u.n. said the iranians had no intentions of getting nuclear technology when everyone with a brain could see clearly that they were. host: brooklyn, new york now. in independent caller. good morning to you. what do you make of the administration thus far? caller: i would like to talk about that. [inaudible] host: you are on the air. caller: i would also like to talk and bea little bit about te history of mubarak. the administration cannot hide its head in the sand. when the revolution happened, the united states clearly said, we are with the people. if you do not want to say that, just eight out of it. the history of mubarak -- mubarak was the air force commander in 1973. he was a hero. the people loved him. and then came some kind of unrest in upper egypt and then he started to police the country to control it. now we call him an ally. the money does not go to the people. i'm an egyptian american. i know egyptians are very proud people. when you constantly tell them people are giving you m
this guy from the u.n. said the iranians had no intentions of getting nuclear technology when everyone with a brain could see clearly that they were. host: brooklyn, new york now. in independent caller. good morning to you. what do you make of the administration thus far? caller: i would like to talk about that. [inaudible] host: you are on the air. caller: i would also like to talk and bea little bit about te history of mubarak. the administration cannot hide its head in the sand. when the...
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at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, the head of the u.n. office on drugs and crime said that about the only liquidity was the drug money. i would like to get a sense why it seems there's such a impediment to reaching a really international consensus and strategy for tackling this drug dimension when it's so obvious that 95% of the world's opium and heroin's coming out of afghanistan. i understand there are splits in nato over how to address this drug and drug money aspect of terrorism. -- i was the ambassador to morocco. there is a lot of cocaine traffic from colombia, for example, reaching europe through western africa and spain. in the case of morocco, corp. between security forces of both countries seized about 300,000 tons of marijuana in a single year, for example. if that is seized, how much goes through? i do not know. it is difficult to know. cooperation is pretty good. these agreements -- in the case of both countries. corporations are extremely good. when you're talking about poppet coming out of afghanistan, i do not know. but yo
at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, the head of the u.n. office on drugs and crime said that about the only liquidity was the drug money. i would like to get a sense why it seems there's such a impediment to reaching a really international consensus and strategy for tackling this drug dimension when it's so obvious that 95% of the world's opium and heroin's coming out of afghanistan. i understand there are splits in nato over how to address this drug and drug money aspect of terrorism....
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he was the head of the u.n. nuclear agency particularly during the iraq war. he also has been something of a figurehead. he doesn't particularly have a base over there. but he's been a figurehead of some of the opposition. the real question, though, is -- is transferring authority from a president, no matter how auth arthur taryn, some call him a dictator, to the military, is that democratic? and how will the military enshore for the people there who clearly want it? >> that is the big question as we continue to follow these breaking developments. president hosni mubarak has stepped down in egypt. our thanks to christiane amanpour, anchor of "this week." jake gyllenhaal at the white house and terri and jim in egypt. we will carry the president's comments on egypt as they come in, believed to be at about 1:30 eastern time right here on the abc network. of course, we hope you'll join us for "world news," a complete wrap-up later today, right hereab right outside of our studio. we say good morning, america, on this friday morning. alongside george, i'm robin. >>>
he was the head of the u.n. nuclear agency particularly during the iraq war. he also has been something of a figurehead. he doesn't particularly have a base over there. but he's been a figurehead of some of the opposition. the real question, though, is -- is transferring authority from a president, no matter how auth arthur taryn, some call him a dictator, to the military, is that democratic? and how will the military enshore for the people there who clearly want it? >> that is the big...
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speaker, you said that it's important to have a substantial committee process but yesterday's u.n. bill seemed to show a failure of not having that. is that a flaw of youcut a lot of things are put up there without deliberation by committee to determine what the consequences are? >> i think the committee process is important, you work out the kings in a bill, build support from members of both parties in that process. and because a lot of these committees weren't organized, we weren't able to do our work with a full committee process. now that the committees are all organized, i am hopeful that we'll get back to a re-- get back to re-establishing the importance of committee work with the mashing of bills an doing real oversight of many programs that have not been looked at for decades and decades. >> will youcut bills be subject to committee process going forward? >> i think you have to ask the majority leader. >> jim boehner, within the hour, his briefing at the capitol center. the house will be in in a few mins, a couple of rules they'll be taking up, one a rule for a resolution
speaker, you said that it's important to have a substantial committee process but yesterday's u.n. bill seemed to show a failure of not having that. is that a flaw of youcut a lot of things are put up there without deliberation by committee to determine what the consequences are? >> i think the committee process is important, you work out the kings in a bill, build support from members of both parties in that process. and because a lot of these committees weren't organized, we weren't...
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this guy from the u.n. said the iranians had no intentions of getting nuclear technology when everyone with a brain could see clearly that they were. host: brooklyn, new york now. in independent caller. good morning to you. what do you make of the administration thus far? caller: i would like to talk about that. [inaudible] host: you are on the air. caller: i would also like to talk and bea little bit about te history of mubarak. the administration cannot hide its head in the sand. when the revolution happened, the united states clearly said, we are with the people. if you do not want to say that, just eight out of it. the history of mubarak -- mubarak washe air force commander in 1973. he was a hero. the people loved him. and then came some kind of unrest in upper egypt and then he started to police the country to control it. now we call him an ally. the money does not go to the people. i'm an egyptian american. i know egyptians are very proud people. when you constantly tell them people are giving you mon
this guy from the u.n. said the iranians had no intentions of getting nuclear technology when everyone with a brain could see clearly that they were. host: brooklyn, new york now. in independent caller. good morning to you. what do you make of the administration thus far? caller: i would like to talk about that. [inaudible] host: you are on the air. caller: i would also like to talk and bea little bit about te history of mubarak. the administration cannot hide its head in the sand. when the...
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the other thing, the u.n. doesn't need to get another dollar and i am tired like the rest of the people -- and the united states is number one, they should be took care of first. and all of this money going abroad would be helping the people here in the united states. host: one of the issues the house is looking at is the defunding health care, getting rid of the health care plan that passed last year but what is your view on that? caller: it should be got rid of right now. the only way this would work out for the american people is, like i said, cut all foreign aid and put the money into the health care in the united states, and then i would say it would be ok. but all this money going out to all these foreign countries, we end up having to buy them over and over and giving our equipment and they use the equipment on us. it's got to stop. i am a taxpayer of the united states and not of the world. it's got to end. i hope people are listening. host: this tweet -- ben bernanke met with the house budget committee
the other thing, the u.n. doesn't need to get another dollar and i am tired like the rest of the people -- and the united states is number one, they should be took care of first. and all of this money going abroad would be helping the people here in the united states. host: one of the issues the house is looking at is the defunding health care, getting rid of the health care plan that passed last year but what is your view on that? caller: it should be got rid of right now. the only way this...
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there is a ben phied movement afoot which is gaining momentum for the u.n. to establish an overarching international regulatory body that would have sway over internet governance, domain names and network management and all the rest. so once we sort of dloos rube con into the idea of more government intervention in this space, you start to lose the moral high ground. we then put ourselves into position as saying, no, no, no, other country that's acting badly, don't have the government intervene in that way. have the government intervene this way rather than starting at the very premise which was a fundamental hallmark of the clinton/gore administration to say the government should not be involved with these things to begin with. we should continue to let mooez bottom up, internet governance groups that are non-governmental in nature and are multifaceted and the multistakeholders running them to manage these issues. we can rely on competition law, antitrust law, section 2 of the sherman act, section 5 of the federal trade commission act and others that would
there is a ben phied movement afoot which is gaining momentum for the u.n. to establish an overarching international regulatory body that would have sway over internet governance, domain names and network management and all the rest. so once we sort of dloos rube con into the idea of more government intervention in this space, you start to lose the moral high ground. we then put ourselves into position as saying, no, no, no, other country that's acting badly, don't have the government intervene...
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among those challenges, a new u.n. report which finds an increasing number of children are victims of the war in afghanistan. the u.n. said nearly 1,800 children were hurt or killed as a result of the u.s.-led conflict over the past two years. >>> all the unrest overseas is being felt right back here at home at the gas pump. the average price for a gallon of gas is the highest it's ever been for the month of february. now standing at $3.14 a gallon. higher fuel costs are being passed onto consumers in other ways, too. companies that make everything from food to clothing say they will also raise prices to accommodate those soaring fuel costs. >> it would be so nice if just once we could report they're absorbing the costs, no trickle down. >> keep dreaming. >>> our politicians are trying to save you money. today republican lawmakers in the house begin three days of debate from slashing billions from the current budget. >> and president obama has proposed cutting $1 trillion from next year's budget. john hendren joins us
among those challenges, a new u.n. report which finds an increasing number of children are victims of the war in afghanistan. the u.n. said nearly 1,800 children were hurt or killed as a result of the u.s.-led conflict over the past two years. >>> all the unrest overseas is being felt right back here at home at the gas pump. the average price for a gallon of gas is the highest it's ever been for the month of february. now standing at $3.14 a gallon. higher fuel costs are being passed...
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what has happened over the past several years with iran's extravagant and continuing efforts to defy u.n. security council resolutions -- if we look at its abrogation of its safeguards agreement, the regime's toleration of broad international condemnation, the ever-ratcheting sanctions that we're imposing against it, to me it's hard to -- i mean, even in the face of domestic unrest the defiance seems to be extraordinarily strong and unremitting and it's hard to conclude, i think, that iran isn't pursuing that. if they're not they're playing a -- quite a game of bluff. secondly, i'm concerned that such a statement might undermine the resolve to go forward and apply even stronger sanctions. i think that's been suggested by some in the administration that even the current level of sanctions doesn't seem to be having the desired effect. some effect, perhaps -- hopefully better. but there is some serious thought by a number of the leaders within the administration saying even this is not enough and we may need to do more. and then thirdly, i think my concern with the statement is that even if
what has happened over the past several years with iran's extravagant and continuing efforts to defy u.n. security council resolutions -- if we look at its abrogation of its safeguards agreement, the regime's toleration of broad international condemnation, the ever-ratcheting sanctions that we're imposing against it, to me it's hard to -- i mean, even in the face of domestic unrest the defiance seems to be extraordinarily strong and unremitting and it's hard to conclude, i think, that iran...
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law and instead go to the u.n. and the world bank tribunal. so we are concerned that what is masquerading as free trade is not worth the tradeoff in u.s. sovereignty, so we you, as a free traders, -- president obama is counting on republicans to help him pass this, so we are hoping you will take a second look and consider that. >> when that was first negotiated, i took a look at it. i have got to go take a look at that. yes, i am a free trader, but i want to be a smart trader. we should not let companies operate in that fashion. this is something we need to pay attention to. >> thank you, catherine. one more question here. i understand that most of you in the audience know that the federal government is trying to regulate our internet, and the internet is critical to this tea party movement. it is a big issue. we have all seen it recently. we have seen it in egypt and iran, and so, right now, i have summoned you want to ask a question regarding internet regulation. -- i have someone here who wants to ask a question. >> as everyone knows here,
law and instead go to the u.n. and the world bank tribunal. so we are concerned that what is masquerading as free trade is not worth the tradeoff in u.s. sovereignty, so we you, as a free traders, -- president obama is counting on republicans to help him pass this, so we are hoping you will take a second look and consider that. >> when that was first negotiated, i took a look at it. i have got to go take a look at that. yes, i am a free trader, but i want to be a smart trader. we should...
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israel, i do not think we should -- look, israel or the united states, i think they have to adjust to a u.n. environment, whether it is the muslim brotherhood who takes over, or the -- or elbaradei -- a elbaradei who takes over. i do not think anyone who takes charge would dismiss of the peace treaty. there is quite to be a new relationship. >> i want to get to some questions here. i will ask everyone to be pointed and brief. we will try to do that so we can take this conversation going. as we get ready to do that, let me get a quick comment from you on the implications for oil prices. what is your take from there? >> oil prices have gone up significantly, along with a whole list of economic consequences. this is going to have a devastating effect of the regional economy. it already has. we are talking about stock market crash as we have not seen in decades. there really is a panic. terms of the economic situation. the real worry is if these protests continue indefinitely, and there is no worry -- there is not more reassurance about stability, we will seek more of a decline in the county, w
israel, i do not think we should -- look, israel or the united states, i think they have to adjust to a u.n. environment, whether it is the muslim brotherhood who takes over, or the -- or elbaradei -- a elbaradei who takes over. i do not think anyone who takes charge would dismiss of the peace treaty. there is quite to be a new relationship. >> i want to get to some questions here. i will ask everyone to be pointed and brief. we will try to do that so we can take this conversation going....
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this very morning the u.n. special rapporteur on violence against women is visiting tribal nations to investigate the challenges facing tribal justice systems. together, these achievements set the stage for new era in indian country. this is a moment of opportunity, and we must look to the future to realize its promise as. the resilience and spirit that carried our people to this day is what will carry us forward towards our next great moment. our cultures are resolute and diverse. we see every challenge as an opportunity. indian nations face great challenges, and always have, but we hold great unrealized potential. high unemployment rates, new to most americans, but native people have felt it for decades, often those unemployment rates are four to five times the unemployment rate of the rest of the country as a whole. but at long last, this new era represents a way forward. one opportunity for tribal nations is energy development. our deep relationship with the land and our reverence for the earth's natural re
this very morning the u.n. special rapporteur on violence against women is visiting tribal nations to investigate the challenges facing tribal justice systems. together, these achievements set the stage for new era in indian country. this is a moment of opportunity, and we must look to the future to realize its promise as. the resilience and spirit that carried our people to this day is what will carry us forward towards our next great moment. our cultures are resolute and diverse. we see every...